School Operations Manager

Permanent - Full Time

Salary M1 (£42,839 - £47,181 FTE dependent upon experience and hours)

Required: September 2026 or sooner 

We are looking for an experienced support staff professional to work alongside the Senior Leadership Team to assist the Headteacher and the Trust’s Director of Estates & Operations in the smooth running of the St Albans Girls’ School (STAGS) site and premises.  This will include the procurement of services and facility management, oversight of all school operations, and attend when applicable, whole school events taking place outside of normal working days and hours.

The role requires a genuine commitment to ensuring the school’s premises meet the highest of standards.  You must be able to lead a team and be able to work effectively under pressure.

Key benefits to being an employee of STAGS:

• Every staff member has a voice and opportunities for whole school improvements

• Flexible personalised staff training

• Opportunities to lead whole school projects

• Excellent opportunities for career progression

• A genuine commitment to staff wellbeing

• Free onsite parking and an onsite Cafe

St Albans Girls’ School:

• is an Outstanding school with over 1,440 students and exceptionally high standards of behaviour

• is a highly successful, heavily oversubscribed school in St Albans with a thriving sixth form

• offers excellent opportunities for career development with a comprehensive ECT programme

For further details of our school please visit our website.  

We are happy to discuss the position with you further or if you wish to visit the school for a tour, please email us at hr@aetrust.uk.   Alternatively, please apply to our Headteacher, Mr Paul Kershaw via the My New Term website (see link on our website).

Closing Date for applications: 5 May 2026 before 9.00am

Interview Date: from 11 May 2026 (or earlier for strong applicants)

Prospective candidates are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible as the school reserves the right to close the advert should we feel able to appoint an appropriate candidate.  

STAGS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointment to a post at STAGS is subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, as well as other pre-appointment checks including an online check, as outlined in Keeping Children Safe in Education.

St Albans Girls' School is part of the Ambition Education Trust based in Hertfordshire. Our aim is to build on our proven track records of maintaining exceptional standards and driving continuous school improvement. We are building a collaborative partnership of schools which will provide an exceptional educational experience, both within and outside the classroom, by promoting excellence and encouraging challenge.

We strive to achieve a diverse workforce, fully representative of our pluralistic society and the ethnic make-up of the student population in the UK.  People of colour are currently under-represented on our staff team/governing board. We are keen to attract applications from a diverse pool of candidates and determined to be a fully inclusive employer, and a great workplace for people of Black, Asian and ethnic minority heritage as well as White heritage.